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IV. Construct<strong>in</strong>g assignments/Teach<strong>in</strong>g research <strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g (35 m<strong>in</strong> total)<br />

Construction of assignments (10 m<strong>in</strong>)<br />

Given everyth<strong>in</strong>g we’ve just talked about, how does this impact how YOU construct research<br />

<strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g assignments <strong>and</strong> effective research <strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g skills?<br />

o First, is it gett<strong>in</strong>g harder to cre<strong>at</strong>e research <strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g assignments for<br />

students?<br />

o <strong>How</strong> much do you f<strong>in</strong>d yourself chang<strong>in</strong>g/adjust<strong>in</strong>g your…<br />

o teach<strong>in</strong>g methods<br />

o assignments<br />

o expect<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong> response to students’ research <strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g habits <strong>and</strong><br />

behaviors?<br />

o Enforce rules about sourc<strong>in</strong>g? Require non-<strong>in</strong>ternet sources?<br />

o Spend class time teach<strong>in</strong>g about how to evalu<strong>at</strong>e onl<strong>in</strong>e sources <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<br />

altern<strong>at</strong>ive m<strong>at</strong>erial/primary sources? <strong>How</strong> do you do this?<br />

o Assum<strong>in</strong>g most research gets done onl<strong>in</strong>e, are you okay with th<strong>at</strong>? In general,<br />

do you embrace th<strong>at</strong> trend or push aga<strong>in</strong>st it?<br />

o Do you regularly vet student papers for plagiarism? <strong>How</strong> so?<br />

o Do you allow students to submit th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> multi-media form<strong>at</strong>s or via<br />

collabor<strong>at</strong>ive tools?<br />

o <strong>How</strong> do digital divide concerns shape your assignments?<br />

p e w<strong>in</strong>ter n e t .o r g 98

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